Short overview on education practices and policies in Indonesia and in the US: how do they work?

Abstract

This paper is a response paper which provides a short overview on the practices and policies of education in two different countries namely Indonesia and the United States (US). These two countries have already established partnerships for years and made significant improvement in enhancing the education quality of their generation. The strengthening Indonesia-U.S. partnership has led to several important education initiatives as officials from both countries have expressed the conviction that education is the base upon which future understanding and cooperation will be built. In this paper, I focus on some concerns and efforts made by governments in both countries in providing education for their citizens. How the public react to the government policies is also shortly described here.